"Hitchhiking to the Boardroom" - Leadership Lessons from the Road

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Dave Olson's presentation to the Student Leadership Conference at UBC sharing leadership and life lessons applied to business from traveling and hitchhiking in foreign lands.

wild ride

practicing my whole life

plenty of projects

getting right people aboard

how to ﬁnd your skillz/limits

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"Hitchhiking to the Boardroom" - Leadership Lessons from the Road

1.

3. practicing my whole life

4. plenty of projects

5. getting right people aboard

6. how to ﬁnd your skillz/limits

8.

9. always be hustling

10.

11.

12. keep it clear

13.

14. roles for everyone

15.

17.

18. timing is everything

19.

20. know when to bail + resourcefulness

21.

22. escape plan

23.

24. more important than work

25.

26. patience and time

27.

28. remember important bits

29.

30. lead the ones who need it

31. love the ones youʼre with

32. iʼm daveo, etc.